# Printer is printing blank pages.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/printer-is-printing-blank-pages/610820>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 27, 2012, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/printer-is-printing-blank-pages/610820 "2012-01-27T04:09:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2012, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/printer-is-printing-blank-pages/610820/21 "2012-01-27T20:56:55Z")

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I haven’t yelled at anybody **ZipperJJ.**

You must work for a computer company.

Thanks for your help.

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**Author:** ![Marconi\_N.Cheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Marconi\_N.Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marconi_N.Cheese)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2012, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/printer-is-printing-blank-pages/610820/22 "2012-01-27T23:28:41Z")

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I would physically disconnect the printer and uninstall the drivers. Reboot. Then run the setup cd to reinstall. Reconnect the printer only when the setup program is ready for it. It may not work but it won’t cost you anything to try it.

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2012, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/printer-is-printing-blank-pages/610820/23 "2012-01-27T23:39:37Z")

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The first thing I always try is to print from a different program. i.e., if you are using Windows (I assume you are since you’ve called Microsoft tech support), I would type in a couple of lines in Notepad and try to print from Notepad.

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**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2012, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/printer-is-printing-blank-pages/610820/24 "2012-01-28T03:50:15Z")

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Thanks guys, we’ve tried both—uninstalling, Notepad. Nada. Guess we’ll have to take it to the PC doctor next week. “We Fix You Up. We Fix You Up Real Good.”

That’s what they said last time. (Well, kind of.)

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**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2012, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/printer-is-printing-blank-pages/610820/25 "2012-01-28T05:15:28Z")

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you used the copier function and said it worked.

you used the printer and said it printed image and not text.

did the copier function print black? what is the condition of your black cartridge?

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**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2012, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/printer-is-printing-blank-pages/610820/26 "2012-01-28T07:07:55Z")

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We checked the cartridge and it seems to be fine. In the test page we ran (with those color bars) the black was there.

???

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